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04/05 16:04 CDT Amaya hits RBI single, Cubs pitchers combine for 1-hitter in
1-0 win over Guardians in DH opener
Amaya hits RBI single, Cubs pitchers combine for 1-hitter in 1-0 win over
Guardians in DH opener
By TOM WITHERS
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Miguel Amaya hit an RBI single in the eighth inning --- only
the second hit for Chicago --- and four Cubs pitchers combined for a one-hitter
in a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in the opener of a
traditional doubleheader.
Amaya's hard shot to right-center field off Connor Brogdon (2-1) scored
pinch-runner Dylan Carlson from second base.
The Guardians managed only one hit --- a double that possibly could have been
caught --- against Cubs starter Edward Cabrera (5 2/3 innings) and relievers
Caleb Thielbar (1-0), Hoby Milner and Daniel Palencia, who worked a perfect
ninth for his first save.
Neither team was able to muster any offense in chilly, blustery conditions. The
game-time temperature was 44 degrees Fahrenheit (6.6 degrees Celsius) with a
steady wind blowing toward the plate. A rainout Saturday prompted the Easter
doubleheader, Chicago's first since 1973.
The three combined hits are the lowest total for a game at Progressive Field,
which opened in 1994. Also, it was just the third time in Cubs history that the
club has won a game with two or fewer hits while allowing one or fewer hits.
They also did it in 1906 and 1964.
Cabrera handled the Guardians for five innings, holding them without a hit
before CJ Kayfus led off the sixth with a double.
Kayfus lifted a ball to right that was helped by a steady breeze and fooled
outfielder Michael Conforto, who took a few steps toward the infield before
backtracking too late and watched helplessly as the shot hit the warning track.
Steven Kwan followed with a sacrifice, but the Cubs kept it tied 0-0 as second
baseman Nico Hoerner threw Kayfus out at the plate. Cabrera then walked two
straight batters to load the bases before Thielbar came on and retired Bo
Naylor to pop out.
Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi nearly matched Cabrera by limiting the Cubs to
just one hit over six innings.
Guardians star Jos Ramrez played in his 1,618th game, one shy of matching
Terry Turner (1,619) for the most in Cleveland history. Ramrez is poised to
become the first active major leaguer to lead his team in that category.
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